Thursday, 28 February 2019

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Tennis Tip: Fewer Errors With Better Contact

Contact is the moment of truth on all your shots.

Whenever we give you a technical tip we are trying to help you optimize contact.

You need to know what should happen around contact.

In this video OTI Instructor Gregg le Sueur explains contact and shows you his favorite progressions.

Improving contact is one of the quickest ways to reduce unforced errors!

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Return Of Serve Fundamentals

Discover the number 1 forehand mistake recreational tennis players make on the forehand and a solution on how to fix it.

This video covers the return of serve fundamentals:

1. Grips

2. Stance

3. Split Step

4. The Stroke

5. Movement

6. Flexibility

Monday, 25 February 2019

Hip Mobility for Tennis. Improve your performance, reduce your change of injury.

Hip Mobility in tennis is crucial in improving performance in both shot production and movement.

Tennis is a sport which places a lot of strain on a developing body and it is important for junior players to start their development early.

But hip mobility doesn't just effect tennis players, it will effect all tennis players and all people in everyday life.

Sunday, 24 February 2019

Rebuilding a Forehand - Advanced Analysis & Interventions

Tom Allsopp helps Nitzan Ricklis to improve his forehand, showing the tips and exercises he used to make such great progress.

Saturday, 23 February 2019

7 Serve Pronation Drills For A Better Tennis Serve

The tennis serve pronation is that key technique of the serve that separates advanced and effective serves from beginner serves.

It is one of the more challenging tennis techniques to learn because you often have to fight old muscle memory from serving with the forehand grip and doing the "waiter's serve".

These pronation drills need to be performed slowly at first so that you can be more aware of the racquet path in that critical part of the serve.

Starting with a slice serve and then pronating has been in my experience the most effective way to learn proper tennis serve technique.

Thursday, 21 February 2019

SWING GLUE: The Key Ingredient Missing From Your Technique!

Players put in many hours to study and perfect correct technique, but there's an underlying thread that allows your kinetics to be effective. We layer on concepts involving coordination to master the art of rhythm.

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Tennis Backhand Slice - How To Slice In Tennis In 3 Steps

The slice backhand is an effective shot for both defending and attacking with.

These three steps will get you a killer low slice-

1.Unit turn as early as possible

2.Get into a good power (back) position

3.Use the non hitting hand (left hand for right handers) to balance the body on the finish

Monday, 18 February 2019

Do These 3 Things EVERY Morning!

Do These 3 Things EVERY Morning!

        1.Drink Water

        2.Mobility

        3.Breakfast

This improves your mood,increases energy,enhances metabolism.

Sunday, 17 February 2019

How To Play Relaxed And Accurate Tennis Groundstrokes

In today's video you'll learn how to find the right amount of relaxation and firmness in your strokes as well as how to find the right amount of rotation and linear extension in your strokes.

While at first glance these two dilemmas seem to be quite different, you will see that they are very much compatible.

The reason why we have to look into these extremes is because you could be too loose or too tense when hitting your groundstrokes in tennis.

You could also be over-rotating and swinging too much across the ball or you could be pushing the ball too much in a straight line without much body rotation.

In order for our tennis forehands & backhands to work well - meaning we get power AND accuracy, we need to find the right combination between relaxation & firmness and between rotation & linear extension.

Saturday, 16 February 2019

Why You Have Poor Racquet Drop | TENNIS SERVE

Serve myths debunked: Former Top 100 ATP Pro, Jeff Salzenstein, is exposing 3 common myths that could be crippling your serve potential. Most players make at least 1 of these 3 mistakes... Do you?

Do you know what the key components that impact the racquet drop during swing phase of your serve are?

Wouldn't you like to discover exactly what is holding back your racquet drop and stopping you from unleashing the full potential of your serve?

If so, then you’re gonna love this video where I break down the precise spots where most players go wrong with their racquet drop.

Thursday, 14 February 2019

The Key To Finishing Easy Balls

When you receive an easy short ball in tennis, whether that's on a groundstroke, a volley or even a smash, you definitely want to hit it with power.

And yet, you make too many errors.How can you minimize these mistakes?

The key lies in accelerating your racquet gradually.

Most players accelerate their racquet very suddenly and in the process become tight and muscle the ball as we like to say.

You need to learn to accelerate the racquet gradually as only then can you avoid tensing up and losing control of your shots.

This method applies to all strokes including the serve even though it's a stroke you would use on easy balls, but the principle of generating effortless power with control is the same.

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

PRESEASON PRACTICE and RACKET TUNING - Dominic Thiem

The most important equipment for a tennis player Dominic Thiem are his shoes and rackets. In addition to tennis training, shoe insoles and tennis rackets have been adapted.

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Return of Serve Footwork

A video lesson explaining the proper footwork for the return of serve.

JORGE CAPESTANY... is a USPTA Master Professional & PTR International Professional. Jorge is one of only ten people world-wide that has earned the Master Professional distinction with both the PTR and the USPTA.

Jorge is the founder of Capestany Tennis Inc. which operates websites for tennis PLAYERS and Tennis COACHES.

Monday, 11 February 2019

Shoulder Mobility for Tennis. Improve your performance, reduce your change of injury.

The range of movement in your shoulder will have a direct relationship with the fluency and speed of your serve and many other shots in tennis. Tight shoulders lead to tight backs and necks, which will effect performance, possible injury and lower enjoyment of the sport.

Sunday, 10 February 2019

Straight Or Bent Arm On Forehand? | CONTACT POINT TIPS

On your forehand should your hitting arm be straight or bent at point of contact? Find out this and a get a few more tips on the forehand contact point in today's lesson with Brady.

Saturday, 9 February 2019

Tennis Serve Tip: A Key Drill For More Serve Power

In this tennis serve tip OTI Instructor Nadim Naser shows you a key drill that will help you master one of the most important elements of a powerful serve.

Friday, 8 February 2019

Bjorn Borg vs John McEnroe | The 1980 tie-break in full

34 points that defined a rivalry.

In the fourth set of their 1980 final, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe contested perhaps the greatest tie-break in Wimbledon history. Relive it in full.

Thursday, 7 February 2019

How to Buy Time through Better Movement and Positioning - Lance Johnson

This video explains how to move better on the tennis court and keep your weight moving forward.

Lance demonstrates how to move smarter when:

- Playing at the net

- Returning a serve

- Hitting groundstrokes

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Monday, 4 February 2019

10 minute Morning Yoga for Beginners

Quick and simple morning yoga for beginners routine to stretch out the stiffness and energize for a great day.

Sunday, 3 February 2019

Tennis Forehand Contact Point And How To Find It

The following tennis drills help you find an optimal forehand contact point and can be applied to any type of grip or any type of footwork.

Most tennis players believe that perfect forehand technique will solve all their problems but the reality of the game is that it's based on timing.

So in order to make your tennis technique work, you need to hit the ball in the ideal contact point - or zone.

Eventually you should have no awareness of technique and just need to make sure you intercept the ball in your strike zone.


Saturday, 2 February 2019

Friday, 1 February 2019

Michael Chang vs. Ivan Lendl: 25 Years After French Open Battle

In 1989, few people thought a 17-year-old American named Michael Chang would beat the No. 1-ranked tennis player, Ivan Lendl, in the fourth round of the French Open.